diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
index 6d8793c10..31e21d66b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven-publish.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@ name: Publish snapshots to maven
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
-    branches: [
-        main
-          1.*
-          2.*
-    ]
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - '[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
+      - '[0-9]+.x'
 
 jobs:
   build-and-publish-snapshots: